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Told You So

I have been taken to task by friends, relatives, and with anyone else I've gotten into discussions. The question surrounds living wills and powers of attorney for health care or various other documents that are called any number of things in other states, the gist of which is "Go ahead. It's okay to pull the plug when I'm brain-dead or some doctor says I'm doomed."

I don't prepare the documents for clients anymore; I refer the clients to a life-long friend to do it. I did that today with a client who needs a liver transplant. Besides that, any time a person goes to the hospital, some social worker -- or worse, the person at the intake desk -- pushes some forms in front of the patient to sign, never explaining the contents except to say that the person is giving permission to the spouse or child to make medical decisions. "That's a good thing ..."

This is not a legal opinion, but I say: Fuck that shit!

My view on the subject is that I'm not dying. I'm still breathing, whether it be on a respirator or because some lower-functioning neurons, which haven't gotten the message, are still running in my brain; so, I'm still alive. And who the fuck is some hypocritical doctor who took the Hippocratic Oath to tell my loved ones that I'm not going to make it?

Here's some proof: Monday morning, at a Wichita Falls hospital, the highway patrol says Zack was pronounced brain dead. Shortly after, a nurse was preparing him for organ donation when the unthinkable [Emphasis added] happened. Oklahoma state trooper Betsy Randolph said, "During this time, while the nurse was prepping his body for organ transplant, he grabbed her arm."

Besides that, who is to say that the day after the plug is pulled on me, a cure won't be found.

And that's why I don't sign that crap.

Posted by Bill at November 26, 2007 05:48 PM